June 21, 2012

The public gate for the Plowboy Mud Bog will open at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, 2012, at the Roscoe Baseball Field (by the east water tower).
Kids under 7 are admitted for free, ages 8 to 14 will be admitted for $2 and ages 15 and up will be admitted for $5. Registration fee is $30 and registration starts at 10 a.m.

June 21, 2012

All motorcycle enthusiasts are summoned to ride for a good, green cause in June. The fourth annual Ride for Wind event, which benefits Women of Wind Energy, will be held in Sweetwater on June 22-23.
Shermco Industries founded the event and has sponsored it each year to help raise money for scholarships that promote women in the wind industry through the Women of Wind Energy organization.

June 21, 2012

A Nolan County Grand Jury indicted 11 people on Tuesday, June 21, 2012. Eight of those indictments were sealed. The following cases were true-billed:
Michael Alan Ledbetter was indicted for engaging in organized criminal activity, a third degree felony. Court documents state that Ledbetter, along with four others, burglarized a building without the consent of the owner on Dec. 16, 2011. His bond was set at $12,000.

June 21, 2012

Norma Bonner was the guest reader for Story Time at the County-City Library on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Norma read stories to Kindergarten through third grade students.
Students have also benefited from other library activities. Carolyn Walker, retired art teacher and member of the West Texas Art Guild, taught a class of fourth through sixth graders how to paint with watercolors at the County-City Library as well.

June 21, 2012

The audit report for the 2011 fiscal year was presented during the Nolan County Hospital District Board of Directors' meeting on Monday evening, June 18, 2012, held at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital (RPMH).
Todd Hrbacek, CPA, presented the information to the board. Highlights from the report were given, with the report coming back with a clean opinion on the financial statements. Hrbacek also noted the past financial year as one of the best in several years for the hospital.